P1838 DTC For Audi 100

Audi 100 Engine Specifications:
Engine Type :Multi-Cylinder Engine
Cylinder Type :Opposite Piston Engine
Engine Air Intake Process :Turbocharged Engine

Your Audi 100 engine control system detects a problem, the computer stores the diagnostic trouble code P1838 in its memory. To figure out what is wrong with your vehicle you must first extract the P1838 DTC For Audi 100.

Another consequence of P1838 Audi 100 engine overheating may be a blown head gasket. Heat makes aluminum swell almost three times faster than cast iron. Thermal stress can distort the head and make it swell in areas that are hottest like those between exhaust valves in adjoining cylinders, and areas that have restricted coolant flow like the narrow area that separates the cylinders. The typical aluminum head swells most in the middle, which can crush the head gasket if the head gets too hot. This will usually cause the head gasket to leak compression between adjacent cylinders, or leak coolant into the cylinders.

P1838 Audi 100 DTC Meaning

P Powertrain Code - Problem is related engine, transmission and emissions systems.
1 MFG - Manufacturer Specific
8 Accelerator Pedal Position (APP) Sensor 1 Performance
3 Low Coolant Circuit
8 Park/Neutral Postion (PNP) Switch Circuit Engine Torque Signal Circuit

If your P1838 Audi 100 check engine light is illuminated, it's best to take it in for diagnostic testing, which can feel like a hassle. Because while the lights vary in appearance from vehicle to vehicle, all have the same basic meaning: There's a problem with the car's emissions system. The on-board diagnostics system P1838 and engine control unit are in charge of monitoring a bunch of different P1838 DTC For Audi 100, and if they get a reading that's a little out of whack, up pops the check engine light.

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